A government-owned trailer truck carries an army tank as it was unloaded at the Iligan City port. Several tanks arrived Thursday evening, Aug. 3 on board the Philippine Navy’s BRP Davao Del Sur to support the ongoing military operations against the Daesh-inspired extremists in Marawi City. (Divina M. Suson/davaotoday.com)
The Armed Forces of the Philippines said a member of the New People’s Army was killed and one soldier was wounded in series of armed confrontations that took place on Thursday morning, August 3, in the provinces of Davao Occidental and Compostela Valley.
Progressive groups here condemned the surge of different forms of red-baiting, which have become more conspicuous after President Rodrigo Duterte recently terminated the peace talks, and declared an all-out war against the New People’s Army.
The Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives welcomed the signing into law of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
There were as many as 7,000 tuberculosis cases recorded in the Davao Region in the first two quarters of the year, a health official said, describing it as already half the number recorded last year.
Department of Health Regional Tuberculosis Program Medical Coordinator, Dr. Hansel Amoguis said “there’s still six months remaining to determine whether the number of cases detected have increased.”
We look for the president’s promise of change: the socio-economic reforms and political reforms that require the president’s political will to control the resistance of the oligarch and political dynasties to fundamental change. However, the president has out of control on his cabinet, they control him and his peace policies and effort. These are the Christian challenges – a peacemakers challenge, my challenge, our challenge. A challenge that requires faithfulness and perseverance whatever it costs- comfort or even life.
In my previous articles, I have emphasized how crucial it is for us, adults, to be watchful with our own words, especially when we are facing the children. Oftentimes, a lot of adults sometimes tend to forget that the children (who are, by the way, all over in this side of the planet) are sure to imitate from the words to the deeds, even down to the stream of thoughts. They copy everything.
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers lauded Friday President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of the Free on Higher Education Act which will implement non-collection of tuition and miscellaneous fees for all government-run colleges and universities.
Duterte said this is a “show of recognition and appreciation” to the government troops who are in the frontline of the administration’s war against terrorism and illegal drugs.
Less than two weeks before the Kadayawan festival officially opens, the Davao City Tourism Office is already 75 percent done with overall preparations, an official said.
